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Yarrow Details & Specifications |
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| Botanical Name |
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Achillea millefolium (LINN.) |
| English Name |
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Yarrow |
| Hindi Name |
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na |
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| CATEGORY |
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antiseptic |
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| SOURCE |
| Part used |
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State of the part used |
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stem |
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leaves |
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fresh |
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| FAMILY |
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Compositae |
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| GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCE |
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Universally found and grows everywhere.Yarrow grows everywhere, in the grass, in meadows, pastures, and by the roadside. As it creeps greatly by its roots and multiplies by seeds it becomes a troublesome weed in gardens, into which it is seldom admitted in this country, though it is cultivated in the gardens of Madeira |
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| IDENTIFICATION |
| Organoleptic characteristics |
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| Odour |
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Pungent |
| Taste |
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Bitter |
| Size |
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Small |
| Physical
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| Total Ash |
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N/A |
| Moisture |
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na |
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| CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS |
| Major |
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na /p>
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| Minor |
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na |
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| CULTIVATION |
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Yarrow grows everywhere, in the grass, in meadows, pastures, and by the roadside. As it creeps greatly by its roots and multiplies by seeds it becomes a troublesome weed in gardens, into which it is seldom admitted in this country, though it is cultivated in the gardens of Madeira |
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| STORAGE |
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N/A
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Herb And Cure
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